Robert Pekrul
Professor Fogleman
Honors American Education
20 September 2011
The single most important event, outside of school, that affected me in a great manner academically was when my brother and I were homeless. I had to take care of the two of us by myself. Back then there was a lesson to learn from the experience itself which was that blood is clearly not thicker than water. However, despite that single revelation, this event triggered me on a path of learning. There was no other time in my life that I wanted to learn and to learn everything. MA -
Going into middle school, Winman Junior High School at the time, I sought out any bit of information I could find. I searched from alchemy, to languages, to mathematics, to the sciences and so on. It was never-ending for me. In all honesty not much has changed over the past five to six years. It still doesn't end. A lot of it is thanks to my sister's boyfriend Justin.
The search and thirst was not driven by outside forces alone I must admit. Never can I deny the influence of a teacher I once had had on my love of philosophy. Select teachers I had over the years were significant on the continuance of the initial tidal wave of learning, but backing outside again, my sister was one of those teachers; not in degree but in practice. She taught me the intricacies of the hard life. She taught me where to obtain pleasure, when to act and when not to, how to live paycheck-to-paycheck, and so on. She is my street-smart teacher. From her lessons I have learned how to survive tough schools like Toll Gate High School or Warwick Veterans Memorial High School. MA The single greatest teacher that anyone can ever have is experience and life, hand in hand. That event of my past propelled me forward, whether I liked it or not. I wouldn't have lived with my sister if the event hadn't of occurred. Who knows where I would be now if not for that one event. I can most certainly assure you that I wouldn't be here. MA
Professor Fogleman
Honors American Education
20 September 2011
The single most important event, outside of school, that affected me in a great manner academically was when my brother and I were homeless. I had to take care of the two of us by myself. Back then there was a lesson to learn from the experience itself which was that blood is clearly not thicker than water. However, despite that single revelation, this event triggered me on a path of learning. There was no other time in my life that I wanted to learn and to learn everything.
MA -
Going into middle school, Winman Junior High School at the time, I sought out any bit of information I could find. I searched from alchemy, to languages, to mathematics, to the sciences and so on. It was never-ending for me. In all honesty not much has changed over the past five to six years. It still doesn't end. A lot of it is thanks to my sister's boyfriend Justin.
The search and thirst was not driven by outside forces alone I must admit. Never can I deny the influence of a teacher I once had had on my love of philosophy. Select teachers I had over the years were significant on the continuance of the initial tidal wave of learning, but backing outside again, my sister was one of those teachers; not in degree but in practice. She taught me the intricacies of the hard life. She taught me where to obtain pleasure, when to act and when not to, how to live paycheck-to-paycheck, and so on. She is my street-smart teacher. From her lessons I have learned how to survive tough schools like Toll Gate High School or Warwick Veterans Memorial High School.
MA
The single greatest teacher that anyone can ever have is experience and life, hand in hand. That event of my past propelled me forward, whether I liked it or not. I wouldn't have lived with my sister if the event hadn't of occurred. Who knows where I would be now if not for that one event. I can most certainly assure you that I wouldn't be here.
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